The chicks are done with their first week in the playpen, and so far so good; they seem comfortable with the temperature (something I always worry about the first couple of nights they’re out there) and the hens are mostly ignoring them, which is a good thing. In less than two weeks I’ll be letting them out in the daytime and only putting them in the playpen at night, and after three weeks of that they’ll be living with the others. I think it will probably go well this year; all the adults we currently have are well-behaved and calm of temperament, and I’ve caught the chicks picking on the turkey, so I think they’re spunky enough to hold their own. At least I hope so; heaven knows I could use a trouble-free spring.
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Diary #773
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